sustainable growing practices

Blankenship Farms and Nursery is a wholesale plant nursery in McMinnville, Tennessee, producing a diverse product mix of container liner plants and balled and burlapped (B&B) trees. The nursery emphasizes consistent grading, attention to detail in nutrition and pest management, and sustainably grown, vigorous products, including landscape and field ready trees and shrubs.

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Bradford Farm is a farm in Seneca, South Carolina, run by Nat Bradford, a farmer and landscape architect. The farm cultivates fruits and vegetables, including its 170-year-old family heirloom Bradford watermelon, using sustainable growing practices and hand-picking produce at peak ripeness for a farm-to-table approach. It works exclusively with chefs, restaurants, and food service professionals.

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Fowler Farms is a family owned and operated apple grower located in Wolcott, New York, south of Lake Ontario. Since 1858, six generations of the Fowler family have grown high quality apples through sustainable practices. The orchard spans more than 2,000 acres with over 4 million apple trees, producing more than 200 million apples each year. The farm controls every stage of the growing process, from rootstock through final consumer packaging.

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